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Cypraea mauritiana
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Theodore T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Collector number
- #81
- Date
- September 1, 1925
- Locality
- Puna; Keaau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6307, -154.9726 ± 1,471 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Mauritia mauritiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) faunaenjoyer7, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) faunaenjoyer7, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-06
North Pacific Ocean, Hilo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-25
Kalanianaole St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Danny Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-29
Hilo
(c) tomfh2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 196387. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36286276. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196387.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36286276 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026